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237. Staff:-The Infant Welfare Staff consists of one European Lady Medical Officer, one Chinese Lady Medical Officer, four nurses, two dispensers, one interpreter, two amahs and two coolies. In addition valuable assistance has been given by some voluntary workers, in particular by Mrs. C. W. E. Bishop, who attended the Wanchai Centre every Monday regularly throughout the year.
THE TSAN YUK INFANT WELFARE CENTRE AND ANTE-NATAL CLINIC.
238. The Infant Welfare Clinic, which is held every Friday morning, was conducted by one or more of the Government Lady Medical Officers up to the end of September and from the 1st of October by the Gynaecological and Obstetrical Unit of the University. The Clinic is restricted to babies who have been born in the hospital and the number of new cases was 628 (496 in 1933) and the number of old cases 1,796 (1,495 in 1933). The average attendance per clinic was 47.52 (41.47 in 1933).
239. The ante-natal clinic has been in existence for more than four years and the number of cases is increasing gradually. The total number of patients who attended the clinic was 223 and the total number of visits paid was 319. The Chinese look upon pregnancy as a normal occurrence and as a rule they come to the clinic only to find out the probable date of delivery.
THE ALICE MEMORIAL INFANT WELFARE CENTRE AND ANTE-NATAL CLINIC.
240. The Alice Memorial Infant Welfare Centre like that of the Tsan Yuk deals only with babies who have been born in the hospital. There were 340 first visits and 515 return visits.
241. At the Ante-Natal Clinic there were 216 first visits and 97 return visits.
THE CHINESE HOSPITALS INFANT WELFARE CENTRE.
242. The Tung Wah Infant Welfare Centre is held once a week under the supervision of the Western trained medical officers. The babies are weighed and the mothers advised concerning feeding and care of infants. The total number of attendances was 2,291, that for 1933 was 1,270.
243. The Children's Clinic at the Kwong Wah Hospital is held twice a week. The number of cases seen was 2,670. An Ante-Natal Clinic is held weekly in the Maternity Block, where 259 cases were seen during the course of the year.
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